SOLOMON ISL. VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		SOLOMON ISL.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	744	80	0	+ 744
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	369	3	371	- 1
Malaria	3	270	7	146	+ 125
Low Birth Weight	4	185	14	65	+ 120
Birth Trauma	5	178	21	51	+ 127
Stroke	6	177	2	670	- 493
Coronary Heart Disease	7	170	1	975	- 806
Road Traffic Accidents	8	149	8	111	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	141	5	218	- 77
Tuberculosis	10	130	23	45	+ 85
Diabetes Mellitus	11	121	4	322	- 201
Congenital Anomalies	12	101	16	63	+ 38
Liver Disease	13	81	10	89	- 8
Kidney Disease	14	80	15	64	+ 17
Measles	15	73	75	0	+ 73
Hypertension	16	67	13	76	- 9
Maternal Conditions	17	56	22	46	+ 10
Syphilis	18	54	29	28	+ 26
Meningitis	19	51	43	13	+ 39
Lung Disease	20	49	6	209	- 160
Pertussis	21	44	50	7	+ 37
Suicide	22	43	9	98	- 55
Other Injuries	23	43	17	60	- 17
Breast Cancer	24	34	26	34	+ 0
Endocrine Disorders	25	30	39	15	+ 15
Asthma	26	26	12	78	- 52
Inflammatory/Heart	27	26	37	17	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	28	23	25	41	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	22	28	32	- 9
Drug Use	30	20	58	1	+ 19
Malnutrition	31	19	36	19	+ 0
Falls	32	18	20	55	- 36
Violence	33	18	30	26	- 8
Liver Cancer	34	17	18	60	- 42
Prostate Cancer	35	17	41	13	+ 4
Drownings	36	16	11	80	- 64
Oral Cancer	37	14	49	8	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	13	45	11	+ 2
Fires	39	12	40	14	- 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	12	31	23	- 11
Lung Cancers	41	11	27	33	- 23
Tetanus	42	9	59	1	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	9	32	22	- 13
Poisonings	44	9	38	15	- 7
Lymphomas	45	8	42	13	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	46	7	34	21	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	47	7	79	0	+ 7
Skin Cancers	48	7	69	0	+ 7
Stomach Cancer	49	6	44	12	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	6	19	59	- 53
Skin Disease	51	5	46	10	- 5
Ovary Cancer	52	5	33	21	- 16
Alcohol	53	5	48	9	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	54	5	57	1	+ 4
Pancreas Cancer	55	5	51	4	+ 0
Bladder Cancer	56	3	52	4	- 1
Encephalitis	57	3	54	2	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	58	3	47	9	- 5
Appendicitis	59	2	55	1	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	60	2	77	0	+ 2
Leukemia	61	2	35	20	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	1	60	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	1	56	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	64	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	61	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
War	71	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	24	41	- 41
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	71	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOLOMON ISL.

Equ. Guinea

Solomon Isl.

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.